Volleyball owns a 14-5 record inside Mackey Arena, picking up a dominant sweep over Indiana for the Monon Spike trophy last October (25-18, 25-14, 25-9) in the Big Ten attendance record-setting spectacle, which was followed by another sold-out match against Wisconsin a week later.
Within two hours of Mackey matches going on-sale a year ago, over 9,800 tickets were sold for the Wisconsin match, the equivalent of filling Holloway four times over. Both matches were sold-out a month before the first competition.
Ticket information, match times and broadcast schedule will be announced at a later time.
Coming off one of its best seasons in program history with a 27-7 (16-4 Big Ten) record, an NCAA Regional Semifinal appearance and a fourth-place finish in the league standings, the Boilermakers return 2024 Second Team All-Big Ten honoree Taylor Anderson, who not only ranked No. 8 in the nation in assists per set (11.25), but guided Purdue to its third-highest hitting % in single-season history (.280%). In addition to returning rising stars, which include Kenna Wollard, Ryan McAleer and Grace Heaney, Shondell's incoming freshmen and transfer class set Purdue up to tie the tallest team in over 22 years, with an average front court height of 6'2".
